Bye bye Filofax, hello Midori

Hello everyone.
Today I am finally going to share with you my Midori Traveler's Notebook.

I decided to move away from Filofax about seven weeks ago after completely losing faith in both them and SlamPR. So I made a makeshift diary, and then finally ordered the midori.

I have now been using the midori for 4 weeks, and love it!!

So from now, this post will be picture heavy :)




I added a little butterfly charm to the page marker.




We have the inside cover, with Midori's sticky pockets. And a craft file on the right with the spotty sticky pockets.








Inside the craft file.




After the craft file I have the midori free diary. It's a week to view.




The free diary is very handy for starting at random times in the year as you write in your own dates and months.




At the back of the diary I have some sticky notes, then the green cover is the quadrille notebook with Muji sticky note on it.




Inside my notebook.




I use washi tape on the edges of the pages to make it look pretty. This is my password page.




Then I had a page for the Filofax meeting yesterday with train times and child care arrangements noted down, and also who was attending the meeting.




This is a rather random page. My phone hasn't been keeping its battery very long. So I've started taking note when I charge it, and how long it lasts.




This is the information page at the back of the quadrille notebook.




Then I have my photoaday list that I'm doing on Instagram.




Next comes my Christmas section.




I have pages for presents to buy people, to do, Christmas card list etc.








At the back of the quadrille notebook I have another sticky pocket for cards then there is a zipped/card pocket.












Then at the back there is some more sticky pockets.








So there is a tour of my midori.

Will I return to Filofax????
I may well do. The meeting was very positive yesterday I saw one at the Filofax shop that I love, but didn't buy :(. So if I can get a new one then I will.

:)



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New ideas for new Tracyley

Hey everyone.

As everyone probably knows, the Tracyley was finally sold last weekend with many thanks to City Organiser

So now I'm finished at uni I have more time for Filofax play.

I'm keen on making another Tracyley based on a personal sized domino this time in ultra violet and am keen on hearing any ideas for designs that people may have.








So if anyone has any suggestions/ideas drop a comment in the box below, send me an email, or give me a shout on Twitter @icclewu

Chow for now :)


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The Filofax planner fail-part 3

Ok. So planner fail is still happening.

Should I carry on using the pocket Malden zip




Or do I go back to the pocket Enigma (with bigger rings)????



Decisions decisions.




:)


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Filofax Planner Fail-Part 2

So. Part 2.
I sorted the diary out and am now happy with that. I still keep thinking about that film and how he had everything in his Filofax. This used to be me. If you look over my previous posts I used to have all sorts in there. Little nik nacks, or happy things. For those of you who don't know. I'm currently using the Purple Pocket Zip Malden. It s lovely but only has 15mm rings. **Stamps feet**.
Am trying to stay in it and not swap over to the vermillion Enigma, so trying different things in there.

Today I made some dividers.




This is Boofle scrap booking paper that I glued together to make it double sided. This is the back of them.




I have even made little pockets on the back. I'm not convinced this will help me stop in the Malden but its worth a try.

:)

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Filofax Planner Fail

Hey everyone.
Well as you all know, I am prone to getting bored very easily. And this happens a lot when it comes to Filofaxes. I'm currently in the purple Malden pocket zip. It's a gorgeous Filofax but lacks in ringsize (only 15mm). I recently watched the film Taking care of business. (the Filofax film) and that made me want more from my Filofax. I'm slightly digressing from what my post is meant to be about here. Anyway, because I couldn't decide which of my pockets to move to, I decided to swap diary.
So, I did a Dodo Pad hack. I cut up a personal size DodoPad and re punched the holes to fit. Then I had to decide how this would function as the boxes are tiny on the current diary (but not the 2013). So here is one week that I was using, my German cotton cream ruled.




Then this was what happened when I put that week in a Dodo pad.




Kinda works if you write small enough. So I thought I'd try the next weeks page. Here is before.




And here is the Dodo hack.




Now this way worked better. The first column is for important things, then the next boxes being for Am and Pm.
But. I didn't have anywhere for the to do list.
I soon gave up on this idea.
I decided to print some pages from the Philofaxy website
I decide on their Time Management pages, week on one side and to do on the other side. AND I also printed it in pink!!




So. That cured my boredom for the time being.
Until this morning when I decided to make some pocket dividers.
But that's another post.
:)
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The Philofaxy Meet up May 26th 2012 Part 1.

Hey everyone.

**Warning!! This post is picture heavy!!
On Saturday we had the Philofaxy meet up in London. People present were myself, Imy, Louise, Cat, Steve, Andy, Thomas, Sharon, Karen, Preethi and Yasmin.
Imy Louise and Cat very kindly met me at Kings Cross and we made our way to The Tate.




Cat and Louise





Me and Imy




We called in at the Filofax shop on Neal Street and picked up the new catalogue.




Then we made our
way to The Tate to meet the others.
















The dreaded Millennium bridge in the distance.




The Filofaxes came out almost immediately.




Lovely food was consumed and enjoyed by all.
































After we finished browsing Filofaxes, eating and drinking, we made our way over to City Organiser.


**BLOGPOST COMING SOON ON THE EVENTS AT CITY ORGANISER!!**

:)

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